William Jackson "Jack" Hovis and Margaret Rosena "Rose" Dick

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Husband William Jackson "Jack" Hovis ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 22 Dec 1849 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Oct 1919 - Clintonville, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 5

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         Father: David Hovis (1813-1894) 1 6 7
         Mother: Margery Johnston Canan (1818-1894) 1 8

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       Marriage: 1880 4

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Wife Margaret Rosena "Rose" Dick ^{2 4}

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           Born: 14 Apr 1856 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 1955 4
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 5

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         Father: Rev. Joseph Dick (      -      ) 9
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M David Ray Hovis ^{4 10}

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            AKA: D. Roy Hovis
           Born: 1880 - Venango Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 1963 4
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 5

         Spouse: Nancy Sylvia Hoffman (1880-1953) 4 10
           Marr: 18 Dec 1901 - ? Venango Co, PA 4

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2 F Lulu May Hovis ¹¹

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           Born: 12 May 1882 - Venango Co, PA 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jul 1950 11
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 5

         Spouse: Franklin Riddle Hoffman (1874-1970) 11
           Marr: 20 Dec 1906 - Butler Co, PA 11

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3 F Grace Sevilla Hovis ¹²

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           Born: Oct 1887 - Venango Co, PA 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Dec 1961 12
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 13

         Spouse: Utillis A. Porter (1883-1925) 12 14
           Marr: 1908 12

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4 M Curtis Dick Hovis ^{3 15}

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           Born: 3 Nov 1889 3 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 May 1953 3 15
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 5

         Spouse: Cora Fay Martin (1893-1971) 3
           Marr: 16 Apr 1913 15

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General Notes: Husband - William Jackson "Jack" Hovis

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He was born at the home place in Clinton Township, Venango County, PA, and there he lived and worked and did his share in the advancement of the community. When he went to work about the oil wells he had his first experience as a tool dresser at Parker, PA, and he has assisted in the sinking of many wells, being associated for a time with T. W. Phillips, who opened up the field in his home neighborhood. He was later operating in company with J. F. Craig, of Buffalo, as Craig & Hovis, and had twelve producing wells on his father's farm with an average yield of third sand oil, and also sufficient gas to operate the pumps. He was also interested at one time in the M. E. Oil Company, who had one oil well and one gas well, but these were turned over to his son Curtis. Though he never attempted extensive operations he did well, meeting with substantial success. During his residence on his farm south of Clintonville, which was formerly owned by his cousin, J. A. Hovis, he was largely occupied with its cultivation and improvement, putting up all the buildings and developing the property along modern lines. His son Curtis later occupied that place, the father having moved into Clintonville, where he had a pleasant home. He was a good citizen, and though he never sought public honors he served on the school board, handling his responsibilities faithfully and with the same care that he gave to his own concerns. He was a Democrat politically. Like his father he belonged to the M. E. Church, in which he was a steward. [CAB, 989]

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General Notes: Wife - Margaret Rosena "Rose" Dick

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She may have been married once previous to her marriage to Hovis.
She was the only member of her family in Venango County, PA, in 1919. She was a music teacher before her marriage, and thereafter retained a lively interest in music and in all other activities which contribute to the amenities of life, doing her full share in church and social work.

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 992.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 989.

3 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 173.

4 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 113.

5 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 53.

6 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 573.

7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 642.

8 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 104.

9 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 990.

10 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 171.

11 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 115.

12 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 116.

13 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 58.

14 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 991.

15 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 117.